May 1, 2024
Immediately after Peter denies Jesus for the third time on the night of his arrest, Jesus looks at Peter. I have heard it said, “The way you think Jesus looked at Peter says a lot about the way you […]
April 24, 2024
Immediately after Peter denies Jesus for the third time on the night of his arrest, Jesus looks at Peter: Peter replied, “Man, I don’t know what you’re talking about!” Just as he was speaking, the rooster crowed. 61 The Lord turned and […]
April 10, 2024
“Gratitude must be constantly fed. Resentment feeds on itself.” (Unknown) I want us to keep thinking about Easter, and Jesus’ sacrifice on the cross. Instead of just a ‘week of Easter Eggs and Communions,’ let us keep contemplating his sacrifice […]
April 3, 2024
Easter is all about Self. Actually the entire Biblical story is about Self: the battle of our Self against God. Oh, you may think it is about the battle between Satan and God, but Satan long ago realized his best […]
March 20, 2024
If you were asked to give a description of a Christian, and I mean by that a disciple of Christ, not a person who goes to a Christian church, what would you say? Notice I said a description, not a […]
March 13, 2024
As I mentioned in last week’s Putting Green, I spent several days at Mepkin Abbey in silence and solitude. Now granted, I live in an “Upper 1% World,” so when I say it was one of the hardest things I […]
March 7, 2024
I spent the past week at Mepkin Abbey. It is truly a paradise. I was overwhelmed by the natural beauty. Huge ancient, moss-covered oak trees everywhere. This former plantation is on the shores of the Cooper River—in places at the […]
January 24, 2024
Like many of us, you may have a tendency to focus primarily on long-range and long-term things like attaining your career goals, getting a new venture started, or reaching your retirement goals. Yes, those things are important. Yet, it’s the […]
January 16, 2024
Where will you be in five years – what age? When I write my age down it is a tad sobering. And even more sobering is the question Andy Stanley poses: “Is where you are going where you want to […]
January 11, 2024
I was renovating houses when I turned forty-five. I sat myself down and asked the question, “Do I want to be doing this when I am sixty-five? Do I want to be chasing sheet rockers and tile men and listening […]
November 29, 2023
The Gospel writers use an interesting Greek word each time Jesus talks about forgiving: “Aphiemi.” Aphiemi carries the primary meaning of “To release.” Jesus is telling us to release others from their sins against us – not because they deserve […]
November 14, 2023
Do you remember the old Tarzan TV shows? The safari crowd is moving through the jungle and suddenly someone steps in the dreaded quicksand. “Don’t wiggle around!” I shout at the TV, because everyone knows doing that will just make […]